The world's largest golf tee? A golf club's drive at the record books

Bolin Enterprises in Casey Illinois have built what they hope is the world's largest golf tee.

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The tee, which will be erected at Casey Country Club, is 30 ft long and weighs 6,659 pounds.

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Hours of chainsaw carving and 60 gallons of glue went into building the yellow pine landmark.

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Bolin Enterprises operations manager Michael "Bo" Bohannon and the company's vice president Jim Bolin hatched the idea as a way of attracting people to the town and to the golf course.

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Story highlights

A golf course in Casey, Illinois hopes to soon boast the world's largest golf tee

The measurements of the 30ft pine structure have been sent to Guinness World Records

Bolin Enterprises has already built the world largest wind chime

The course hopes to add a giant ball to top the tee if the record is confirmed

Inspired by Psalm 103 verse 11 -- "For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward those that fear him" -- two men with lofty ambitions in a midwestern town of the United States have finally realized them after months of endeavor -- and then some.

In July 2012, in a bid to attract golfers and tourists to the Casey Country Club in Illinois --a town with a population of just under 3,000 -- Bolin Enterprises operations manager Michael "Bo" Bohannon and the company's vice president Jim Bolin concocted the idea of building a golf tee of biblical proportions.

The two men hope the 30 ft ¾ structure, which has those words from Psalm 103 carved into its wooden edifice, will be officially crowned the world's largest golf tee.

It is not the first over-sized Bolin Enterprises construction -- last year the company produced the world's largest wind chime, a 55-foot long structure now proudly hanging in Casey.

Hours of chainsaw carving, 60 gallons of glue and 120 pounds of screws were involved in the making of the colossal tee, which weighs 6,659 pounds and consists of yellow pine boards.

China's crazy fantasy golf course 11 photos

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Noodle delight – One of the signatures holes on a new fantasy course at Mission Hills in China will see players attempt to hit a green surrounded by a noodle-style hazard complete with chopsticks.

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Testing target – A view from the tee of the shot facing the golfer on the chopsticks and noodles hole.

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Another brick in the Wall – The Great Wall of China hole will provide a challenge with a difference for the golfers who play the new course.

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Wall chart – A sketch of the design work behind a hole on the course, in which a mock-up of the Great Wall of China is threaded throughout its entire length.

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Mayan magic – A par 5 on the new course is dedicated to the ancient Mayan civilization, but golfers will have their work cut out if they stray off the fairway.

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Panda power – One of the holes is dedicated to the most popular animal in China, the giant panda, and this sketch illustrates the design features.

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Panda-monium – Work is well under way on the hole named "Panda-monium" ahead of the course opening in 2014.

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Olympics remembered – The Birds Nest Stadium which hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics is the inspiration for one of the greens on the new course.

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Mission impossible? – This year the Mission Hills group hosted a World Golf Championship tournament, the HSBC Champions, on a bunker-laden course at its Shenzhen complex designed by former Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal. Ian Poulter is seen here on his way to winning the title.

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Sawgrass signature – Conventional golf tests such as the daunting 17th island hole at TPC Sawgrass in Florida often rely on water to provide the challenge with a small green to aim at.

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Golfing president – President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha tried their hand at mini golf on a holiday in Florida in 2010.

"We have plans to erect the tee this spring at the Casey Country Club. Prior to the installation, there is a lot of prep work to do -- earthwork and landscaping -- that will accompany the world's largest golf tee.

"We truly hope this will be a draw to golfers and visitors worldwide," added Bohannon.

"Once the tee is erected, we plan to build the ball for the top. This ball will be constructed so golfers will be able to tee out of it. This portion of the project will be completed later this year.

To maximize the potential pulling power of having the world's biggest tee in Casey, Bohannon is also thinking on a grand scale to market the town's gargantuan landmark.

"We have contacted a world famous golfer and invited him to be the first to tee off of it when it is ready for the grand opening," said Bolin's operations manager.

"If you know of any other famous golfers that would like to be a part of this, by all means please pass along my contact information to them as we would love to have them.

"We would also plan to offer the opportunity to 'Sponsor the Golf Ball' to the major golf companies."

The current record is 26 ft 8in and belongs to the students of Jerry Havills Team Problem Solving Course at Bay de Noc Community College (all USA) in Escanaba, USA, on 23 July 2009.

The students' effort had a head diameter of 88.9 cm (35 in) and a shaft width of 35.24 cm (13.87 in).